I don't think I'd buy an Ipod for much of any reason these days. I doubt it does much the Muvo or Bookport can't, besides make you use Itunes to manage the content. That would tack on $40 for scripts on to an already expensive player just to move audible books in to it. The Pac Mate will play audible, but it takes absolutely forever to put one program on. I was going to load it with something that was about 50 megs, think some podcast I had on my computer, and it wasn't even close to done after 10 mins. They have to come up with something faster to transmit files to these devices (the TNS probably only has USB 1, and my system right now does also).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Audible and MP3 > Hi, > > I've been with audible for about a year and a half, and I may be able to > explain a little about how this service works. for complete orientation, go > to http://www.audible.com and look for a link to orientation material. I > forget what that link is called. > , > > first of all, I can't answer your question about using a cell phone as a > mobile listening device. It sounds fascinating, but may not be in keeping > with the way the service actually is used by most customers. I assume > you're talking about streaming from the site, and that does sound > interesting, and I hope you can find out something more about this idea. > > But here's how most people use the service:it's . > > > When you purchase a program-- audible calls all its digital audio books, > periodicals and radio shows "programs"-- the first thing you do is go to > your personal library on the Audible site and, assuming you don't wish to > STREAM THE FILE STRAIGHT FROM THERE, YOU download the program to your > computer. It goes into a receiving folder in the Audible Manager program > which is your personal interface. > > Once the file/program is on your system, you can listen to it either > sitting at your computer using the player that comes with Audible Manager, > called the Desktop Player, or with the Windows Media Player or Real Player. > I recommend Desktop Player for this purpose, because its keyboard commands > are simple and effective. Most blind and low vision Audible people feel > similarly. I can send you simple instructions for Desktop Player if you > like. > > but But I think most Audible listening is done on mobile devices, and this > is what you may want to be aware of more than anything. Audible gives away > with a year's subscription the little Creative MuVo, a 128 Mb. flash memory > player that can hold two or even three book files at once and is very easy > to use by touch alone, as it has no LCD screen or menus. audible also lists > a number of other .mp3 player-type devices that can be used with their > programs, including many popular ones like the Ipod, as well as the BookPort > and Book Courier that a lot of blind people use for various digital reading > purposes. > > You hook up the player to your USB port and then use Audible Manager to copy > ("transfer") the programs onto the player of your choice. Then with nothing > more than maybe a MuVo hardly bigger than a pack of doublemint gum and a > pair of earbuds, you're good to go. > > This scenario for mobile listening, rather than recruiting your cell phone > for online streaming, may be the practical way to go. Even if there's some > way to make the phone accept the audio stream, you'd need also a set of > player commands like fast forward and rewind and pause, and be able to stop > mid-program and start again from the same place. I don't think there's any > such arrangement possible, at least not yet. > > Hope this helps. > Daniel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G. McFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC-Audio" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 5:36 AM > Subject: Audible and MP3 > > > Hi > I'm new to Audible books and am looking for some advice. I gather that the > books can be read in Media Player and Real Player. Does this apply to Real > Pla;yer on a phone (Nokia 9500) or has there to be some other software or > codec available before Audible's format is recognised. > > Alternatives for listening on a mobile phone or other device using MP3 - are > there any? Can the files be converted - is this legal if you're just using > your own books which you've downloaded? > > Thanks in anticipation for any help. 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